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Fishing vessel captain accused of abandoning 7 seamen

The captain of a fishing vessel, KM Jaya Utama, has been accused of leaving seven crew members stranded at the Merauke ...

US Embassy holds commemorative event marking Battle of Sunda Strait

The US Embassy, on March 1, hosted eminent guests from the Indonesian, Australian, and U.S. Navies, Armed Forces, and ...

State revenues from Indonesian sailors projected to reach Rp151 T

The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment expects state revenues from Indonesian sailors employed ...

A closer look at government's efforts to protect Indonesian seafarers

The news of three Indonesian sailors, who died aboard two Chinese fishing vessels, Long Xin 629 and Long Xin 604, ...

Bali has 51,000 vials of Sinovac vaccine: officials

With the arrival of another 20 thousand vials of China’s Sinovac vaccine on Thursday, Bali now has 51 thousand ...

TNI sailors partake in Kuta Beach's coastal clean-up drive

Sailors from the Denpasar Naval Base on Friday partook in the efforts to conduct a coastal clean-up drive on the ...

UN adopts Indonesia-initiated resolution on protection of seafarers

The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution initiated by Indonesia on international cooperation to ...

Over 150 sailors working on 12 Chinese fishing vessels repatriated

At least 155 Indonesian seafarers and the bodies of two sailors who died while working on board Chinese fishing vessels ...

Three foreign nationals test positive for COVID-19 in Batam

The COVID-19 Task Force of Batam city, Riau Islands province confirmed on Monday that three foreign nationals have ...

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Clamor grows for ending trafficking, slavery on the seas

On June 5 this year, two sailors — Reynalfi, 22, and Andri Juniansyah, 30 — jumped off Chinese-flagged ...

One held in sailor trafficking case

  Police have arrested one suspect in a case involving the trafficking of two Indonesian sailors, who recently ...

Moratorium on seafarer recruitment short-term answer: ministry

A moratorium on the recruitment of Indonesian seafarers on foreign fishing ships would only serve as a short-term ...

MPR calls for investigation of Indonesian crew abuse on Chinese ship

Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo has called upon the police to conduct a ...

Sabang marine tourist resort in Aceh reopens

The Sabang municipality has permitted to reopen its marine resort and resume operations of sea transportation modes to ...

Nine Indonesian sailors working for Chinese vessels reach Jakarta

Nine Indonesian sailors, who reportedly endured inhumane treatment from their masters while working for several Chinese ...